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FIBA World Championship: Nations

Scores · Standings · Schedules · Nations

 China Info

Official name: People's Republic of China
Official local name: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
Short local name: Zhongguo
Capital: Beijing
Area/comparative size: 3,705,404 square miles; slightly smaller than the US.
Population: 1.3 billion
Form of government: Communist
Head of state:President Hu Jintao
Head of government: Premier Wen Jiabao
Language(s): Mandarin (official), Cantonese, Shanghaiese, Fuzhou, Hokkien-Taiwanese, Xiang, Gan, Hakka
Time zone: 13 hour ahead of EST
 
Roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Team
4 Xie Li Bin G 6-2 Shougang Ducks
5 Liu Wei G 6-2 Shanghai Sharks
7 Wang Shipeng F/G 6-5 Guandong Tigers
8 Zhu Fangyu F 6-6 Guandong Tigers
9 Sun Yue G 6-9 Beijing Olympians
10 Gong Songlin G/F 6-5 Fujian XunXin
11 Yi Jianlian C/F 6-11 Guandong Tigers
12 Yao Ming C 7-5 Houston
13 Mo Ke C 6-10 Bayi Rockets
14 Wang ZhiZhi C 7-0 Bayi Rockets
15 Du Feng C/F 6-8 Guandong Tigers
16 Zhang Song Tao C 7-0 Beijing Olympians
18 Jianghua Chen G 6-1 Guandong Tigers

Group D Standings
  W L For Agst. Pts.
1.  USA 5 0 543 428 10
2.  Italy 4 1 386 367 9
3.  Slovenia 2 3 434 433 7
4.  China 2 3 424 455 7
5.  Puerto Rico 2 3 432 440 7
6.  Senegal 0 5 355 451 5

 
 

Groups
Group A
 Argentina*
 France
 Lebanon
 Nigeria
 Serbia**
 Venezuela
in Sendai, Japan
Group B
 Angola
 Germany
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Panama
 Spain
in Hiroshima, Japan
Group C
 Australia
 Brazil
 Greece
 Lithuania
 Qatar
 Turkey
in Hamamatsu, Japan
Group D
 China
 Italy
 Puerto Rico
 Senegal
 Slovenia
 USA
in Sapporo, Japan
*2004 Olympic Champions | ** Defending Champions
First four of each group advance to the knockout round
 
  
 
 
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